Indian Nation Turnpike

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Indian Nation Turnpike marker State Highway 375 marker
Indian Nation Turnpike
Route information
Maintained by Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Length105.2 mi (169.3 km)
Existed1966–present
Major junctions
South end US 70 / US 271 near Hugo
North end I-40 in Henryetta
Location
CountiesChoctaw, Pushmataha, Atoka, Pittsburg, McIntosh, Okmulgee
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System

The Indian Nation Turnpike, also designated State Highway 375 (SH-375), is a toll road in southeastern Oklahoma, United States, running between Hugo and Henryetta, Oklahoma, a distance of 105.2 miles (169.3 km). It is the longest tollway in the state.[1]

Route description[]

The Indian Nation turnpike is built to parkway-like design standards, omitting a center barrier and left-hand shoulders for a slightly mounded grassy median that is flush with the edge of the left lane in each direction. The turnpike's speed limit is 80 mph (130 km/h).

A two-axle vehicle pays $7 ($6.20 with Pikepass or K-Tag) to drive the full length of the Turnpike.[2]

Law enforcement along the Indian Nation Turnpike is provided by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop XC, a special troop assigned to the turnpike.[3]

The only restaurant option along the entire turnpike is McDonald's near the McAlester exit.

History[]

The route is one continuous four-lane limited access highway, but consists of two separately constructed sections. The 41.1-mile (66.1 km) northern section, which opened in 1966, is the portion between I-40/US 62/US 75 near Henryetta and US 69 south of McAlester. The southern extension opened in 1970, and is the 64.1-mile (103.2 km) segment from the US 69 junction to US 70/271 in Hugo.

On December 2, 2014, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority approved funds to reconstruct the Eufaula interchange, demolishing the Eufaula service plaza and relocating the toll Plaza to where the service plaza once stood.[4] The interchange previously had the highest accident rate of all Oklahoma's turnpikes. The funds also went towards demolishing the Antlers service plaza. A new service plaza opened north of the McAlester interchange on December 19, 2014, containing a McDonald's.[5]

The Indian Nation Turnpike originally bore no numbered designation. On August 2, 2021, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission unanimously approved a motion to apply the SH-375 designation to the turnpike. ODOT Director stated in the Transportation Commission meeting that the numbering addition was primarily to aid in navigation using digital mapping and routing applications.[6]

Exit list[]

CountyLocationmi[7]kmExitDestinationsNotes
ChoctawHugo0.00.01 US 70 west / US 271 north – HugoLast free exit northbound; southbound continuation
PushmatahaAntlers16.025.716 SH-3 / SH-7 – Antlers, AtokaToll Plaza under bridge prior to exit in both directions
16.426.4Antlers Service Plaza (demolished 2014)
AtokaDaisy38.461.838 SH-43 – Atoka, Daisy
PittsburgMcAlester63.2101.7Toll Plaza
63.3101.963 US 69 – McAlester, Eufaula, Muskogee, Atoka, DurantSigned as exits 63B (south) and 63A (north) southbound
66.8107.5McAlester Service Plaza (new 2014)
69.9112.570 US 270 / SH-1 – McAlester, Calvin
​82.0132.082Canadian, IndianolaSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
McIntosh​92.8149.392 SH-9 – Dustin, EufaulaToll Plaza just after exit
​92.9149.5Eufaula Service Plaza (demolished 2014)
OkmulgeeHenryetta104.4168.0104A I-40 east – Fort SmithLast free exit southbound; I-40 exit 240A
104.7168.5104B I-40 west / US 62 west / US 75 south – Oklahoma CityTurnpike ends; northbound continuation as US 62/75
105.2169.3E. Main St.Freeway ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Tolled

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "OKHighways.com - Indian Nation Turnpike". OK Highways. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "PIKEPASS: Toll Rates". Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma Highway Patrol". Retrieved April 5, 2008.
  4. ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/indian-nation-turnpike-getting-million-in-upgrades/article_52bd8603-9d5c-5d20-970e-4f3abe88424d.html. Retrieved January 13, 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ http://www.mcalesternews.com/news/new-mcalester-travel-plaza-opens-on-turnpike/article_a4e025a2-87cc-11e4-bc94-ef82de09fb38.html. Retrieved January 13, 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Oklahoma Transportation Commission (August 2, 2021). "ODOT Commission Meeting". Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Google (January 5, 2011). "Overview map of Indian Nation Turnpike Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
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